BANGKOK (AP) – An order by Myanmar’s central bank that all foreign currency in bank accounts must be converted into the local currency has many in the military-ruled country worried over potential losses. Businesses and individuals were told in a notice issued on Sunday that as of Monday they must convert dollars and other foreign […]
Read MoreThe CPI in December 2021 increased by 2.2 per cent year-on-year, said the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics (DEPS) in a statement yesterday. The prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages and non-food increased by 2.0 per cent and 2.2 per cent respectively, due to the rise in prices of food such as cooking oil […]
Read MoreAsian Development Bank predicted a GDP growth of 5.3 percent in 2022 and 6.5 percent in 2023 for Cambodia, which rebounded faster than expected in 2021. According to ADB’s Asian Development Outlook 2022 report, Cambodia, which registered a contraction of 3.1 percent in 2020, posted an estimated three per cent GDP growth last year. The […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said consumer complaints declined by 17.6 percent to 19,181 last year from 23,275 in 2020. The regulator said almost half or 46 percent of the total number of consumer complaints last year were processed through the automated chatbot BSP Online Buddy (BOB). This was a significant […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Information and Communications has approved a plan on promoting the development and use of next-generation national online meeting platforms in Vietnam. After assessing online meeting platforms developed by key technology firms in accordance with set criteria, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) plans to announce the platforms for state agencies, organizations, […]
Read MoreStarting from April 1, visitors entering Thailand enjoy more relaxed conditions after authorities dropped a negative pre-arrival RT-PCR Covid-19 test requirement. Yet the hotel sector remains adamant that a recovery is impossible until all the rules are removed. What are the new Test & Go rules? Travellers no longer have to present a negative pre-arrival […]
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